When your County level flow data does get released (any week now) what
will you do?
Might I suggest that you begin to get ready for it by preparing a county
level trip table with your 1990 data. You can find that data at
http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/jtw_workerflow.html. If
you haven't already looked at the 1990 data for your area, you might
want to do it NOW so you can be better prepared for the 2000 data when
it does get released.
Although this is only county level data it can still prove to be
instructive especially the more counties you have. Three different
numbers can be derived. The number of worker flows into an area, the
number leaving the area and the number who live and work in the area.
When working with this data it is always important to keep in mind what
I call the definitional criteria. Some of the key points to understand
is that it 1) represents workers 16 years of age and older; 2) does not
count more than one work trip per worker. A census work trip consists
of the one-way movement from one's place of residence to one's usual
place of work. The actual Census question asked, "At what location did
this person work LAST WEEK? If this person worked at more than one
location, print where he or she worked most last week"; and, 3) assumes
all work trips originate at the place of residence.
Once the 2000 flows are release they will be posted at the Journey to
Work Branch of Population Division at the Census Bureau's web site
http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/journey.html
To complement your flow data don't forget about the county and statewide
data profiles housed on the AASHTO website at
http://transportation.org/ctpp. Although this is only the beginning of
a much larger data harvest, there is a lot of descriptive information
and analysis that can be gleaned from these two sources. Besides it is
a good time to begin to understand the nuances and definitional issues
associated with the use of the data.
thanks jim.
Subject: GAO Census Reports
Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2003 11:47:59 -0500
From: "Jim Thorne" <Jim.Thorne(a)igate.fhwa.dot.gov>
To: "Ed Christopher" <Ed.Christopher(a)igate.fhwa.dot.gov>
1. Decennial Census: Methods for Collecting and Reporting Data on the
Homeless and Others Without Conventional Housing Need Refinement.
GAO-03-227, January 17.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-03-227http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d03227high.pdf Highlights
2. Decennial Census: Methods for Collecting and Reporting Hispanic
Subgroup Data Need Refinement. GAO-03-228, January 17.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-03-228http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d03228high.pdf Highlights
--
Ed Christopher
Metropolitan Activities
Midwest Resource Center
Federal Highway Administration
19900 Governors Drive
Olympia Fields, Illinois 60461
708-283-3534 (V)
708-283-3501 (F)
Subject: Census News Brief #5
From: Terriann2K(a)aol.com
Fiscal Year 2003 Funding Finally In Place:
ACS Test Sites and Supplementary Survey Will Continue;
Legislators Emphasize Accurate Hispanic Subgroup Enumeration and
Minority Hiring
More than four months into the fiscal year, Congress last week passed a
massive spending bill that appropriates funds for non-defense federal
agencies through September 30. The House of Representatives approved
the Fiscal Year 2003 Omnibus Appropriations bill (H.J.Res. 2) on
February 13, by a vote of 338 83; the Senate cleared the measure, by a
vote of 76 20, the same day.
The omnibus bill includes $554.5 million in new budget authority for the
Census Bureau, plus $41.8 million in unspent funds from last year, for a
total approved operating level of $596.3 million. The Administration had
requested $705.3 million for the Census Bureau in FY03.
Periodic Censuses and Programs (Periodics) received $413.3 million
(which includes the $41.8 million carry-over), $87 million below the
Administrations request. The carry-over will be applied to
end-of-cycle Census 2000 activities, including release of Summary File 4
long form data and continued evaluation of census methods. The
Periodics account covers decennial census activities, other mandated
recurring programs such as the Economic Census, and support operations
such as geographic databases and address list development.
The bill allocates a total of $146.3 million for 2010 census planning,
covering three major initiatives in the planning process: a
re-engineered short form-only census; nationwide implementation of the
American Community Survey (ACS) to replace the long form; and
modernizing the Master Address File (MAF) and digital geographic
database (TIGER). Appropriators funded the full request of $41.9
million to re-engineer the 2010 census design through early development
and testing. The 2003 National Census Test, a survey of 250,000
households launched earlier this month, is evaluating multiple response
options and revised questions on race and Hispanic/Latino origin.
The American Community Survey received $57.1 million, roughly the same
amount available in Fiscal Year 2002. The overall funding level will
allow the Census Bureau to continue testing ACS methodology and
operations in 31 sites and the Supplementary Survey, a national annual
sample of 700,000 housing units. The Bureau had hoped to launch the ACS
nationwide this year, at a cost of $124 million. Appropriators directed
that $1 million of the ACS budget be used to evaluate how mandatory
versus voluntary response would affect levels of response. The report
accompanying the final version of the spending bill acknowledge[s] that
sufficient information is not available to weigh the benefits of a
mandatory survey versus a voluntary survey.
The Census Bureau received $47.3 million to modernize the Master Address
File (MAF) and TIGER geographic database, about $4 million less than the
budget request. The Bureau has contracted with the private sector to
improve the accuracy of street locations and addresses, and to update
processing systems.
In a report filed by the conference committee that negotiated the final
bill, appropriators urged the Census Bureau to address difficulties in
gathering accurate information on Hispanic subgroups in the census. In
Census 2000, wording changes on the Hispanic/Latino origin question
apparently caused confusion and led to underreporting of some large
subgroups, including Dominicans and Salvadorans.
Conferees also directed the agency to move decisively to improve the
representation of minorities in senior management at the Census Bureau
and to improve the representation of minorities in all areas of
research. The conference report suggests the Presidential Management
Intern program and Joint Program on Survey Methodology as two avenues to
achieving these goals.
The Census Bureaus second main budget account, Salaries and Expenses,
received $183 million for FY03, $42 million below the Presidents
request. This account funds ongoing demographic, economic, and social
statistical programs, such as the Survey of Income and Program
Participation. Appropriators directed the Bureau to streamline and
prioritize programs to ensure the highest priority core activities are
supported and to ensure full reimbursement from other federal agencies
for surveys conducted on their behalf.
Census News Briefs are prepared by Terri Ann Lowenthal, an independent
consultant in Washington, DC. Please direct questions about the
information in this News Brief to Ms. Lowenthal at 202/484-2270 or by
e-mail at terriann2k(a)aol.com. Thank you to the Communications Consortium
Media Center for posting the News Briefs on the Census 2000 Initiative
web site, at www.census2000.org. Please feel free to circulate this
information to colleagues and other interested individuals.
I have a really basic question: Where do I get a copy of the free CTPP data
set CD? Do I go to our metro planning org or to the Census Bureau or DOT?
Danielle Cervantes
I noticed that the TRB website lists February 2003 as the release time for county-to-county commuters. Is this flow data? How is it defined? Also, where will it be released and in what form?
Thanks very much!
Liz Hartmann
Research Analysis Specialist
Office of Investment Management, Mn/DOT
elizabeth.hartmann(a)dot.state.mn.us
From: Terriann2K(a)aol.com
American Community Survey Start Would Be Delayed Further
Under Presidents Budget Proposal for 2004
The Administrations Fiscal Year 2004 (FY04) budget proposal requested
$64.8 million for the American Community Survey (ACS), an amount that
assumes the Census Bureau would not launch the survey nationwide until
the fourth quarter. The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 through
September 30; the fourth quarter covers July through September.
Under the revised ACS plan, the Census Bureau would begin mailing survey
questionnaires in late June 2004 (for the first monthly sample in
July). The ACS will sample 250,000 new households every month (3
million a year). For each monthly sample, the Bureau will first try to
contact unresponsive homes by telephone, and then send survey takers to
visit a portion of households that still have not responded. However,
the Bureau does not plan to start household visits until after September
2004, pushing field work into Fiscal Year 2005 and reducing FY04 ACS
costs considerably. In-person household interviews are the most costly
operation in censuses and surveys.
The Census Bureau has not finalized plans for release of the first
annual ACS estimates for states and places with a population of 65,000
or greater. Under its original ACS plan, which assumed nationwide
launch of the survey this year, the Bureau planned to release estimates
based on a calendar years worth of data collection.
Before expanding the ACS nationwide in July 2004, the Census Bureau
plans to continue sampling homes in the 31 test sites and the
Supplementary Survey for the first nine months of FY04. Those
demonstration projects would then be rolled into the nationwide survey.
The Bureau has been evaluating ACS methodology and operations, as well
as results, in 31 counties around the country since 1999; initial field
testing began in a handful of sites in 1996. In 2000, it launched the
Supplementary Survey, a national sample of 700,000 housing units
annually, to assess the ACS plan on a national scale and provide a point
of comparison with the Census 2000 long form. The national sample
survey produces annual estimates for states and places with a population
of 250,000 or greater. The Bureau has published data from both the test
sites and the Supplementary Survey each year.
Other appropriations news: The Census Bureau also is seeking $2.5
million in FY04 to conduct the 2004 Overseas Enumeration Test in France,
Kuwait, and Mexico. The test, which will evaluate the feasibility of
counting private American citizens living abroad in the 2010 census, was
developed in response to congressional directives. In Census 2000, the
Bureau counted members of the armed forces and civilian federal
employees (and their dependents) stationed overseas on Census Day, using
administrative records. The numbers were included only in state
population totals used to reapportion the U.S. House of
Representatives. The State of Utah sued the Census Bureau after
post-census analyses showed that the overseas counts cost Utah an
additional seat in Congress; the seat went to North Carolina instead.
Utah unsuccessfully argued that Mormon missionaries and other private
citizens living outside of the U.S. during the census should have been
counted along with government personnel. The U.S. Supreme Court refused
to hear the case after a federal appeals court sided with the Census
Bureau.
Even as the FY04 budget process begins, House and Senate negotiators
continued to haggle among themselves and with the White House over
appropriations for non-defense government agencies for Fiscal Year 2003
(FY03). Last week, Congress passed another temporary funding measure
(Continuing Resolution), to keep the government running at last years
spending levels through February 20. Legislators are scheduled to
recess after this week for the Presidents Day holiday.
Census News Briefs are prepared by Terri Ann Lowenthal, an independent
consultant in Washington, DC. Please direct questions about the
information in this News Brief to Ms. Lowenthal at 202/484-2270 or by
e-mail at <terriann2k(a)aol.com>. Thank you to the Communications
Consortium Media Center for posting the News Briefs on the Census 2000
Initiative web site, at www.census2000.org. Please feel free to
circulate this information to colleagues and other interested
individuals.
-----
Ed Christopher
Metropolitan Activities
Midwest Resource Center
Federal Highway Administration
19900 Governors Drive
Olympia Fields, Illinois 60461
708-283-3534 (V)
708-283-3501 (F)
from : Census2000 <census2000(a)ccmc.org>
President Bush Sends FY04 Budget To Congress;
Census Bureau Would Scale Back Test Plans Under Proposed Funding Levels
President George W. Bush sent his detailed budget proposal to Congress
yesterday, seeking funds for federal programs and activities in fiscal
year 2004 (FY04). The budget includes $662 million for the Census
Bureau, $43.3 million less than the Administrations fiscal year 2003
(FY03) budget request.
Even though the FY04 proposal includes $65.4 million for program
improvements, it would require some reductions in 2010 census planning
activities, such as two instead of three sites for the 2004 census field
test. Recommended increases would be offset by reductions in funding
for cyclical programs, including the 2002 Economic Census and Census of
Governments, and the 2000 decennial census.
The Administration requested $272 million to plan for the 2010 census,
an increase of about $56 million over its request for these activities
in FY03. (There is no budget baseline for the current fiscal year
because Congress has not finished work on FY03 appropriations for the
Census Bureau and most other federal agencies.)
According to documents explaining the budget, funding for 2010 census
planning would cover extensive planning, testing and development
activities to support the re-engineered short form only 2010 census,
implementation of the American Community Survey to collect long form
data, and enhancing the address list (Master Address File) and
geographic database (TIGER system) by correcting the accuracy of map
feature locations in 600 of the nations 3,232 counties. The three
major components of the 2010 census plan, the Administration said, are
highly integrated [and] complement each other.
Budget documents available yesterday did not offer further details on
how 2010 census planning funds would be allocated among activities. The
Census Bureau asked for roughly $124 million to implement the American
Community Survey nationwide in 2003 (excluding group quarters coverage);
it now hopes to launch the long form-replacement survey in 2004.
Budget summaries available from the Census Bureau and Commerce
Department (of which the bureau is a part) indicated that the Bureau
would conduct the first major census field test in two, rather than
three, sites. The Bureau announced last fall that the 2004 Census Test
would take place in parts of Queens County, New York; Lake County,
Illinois; and Colquitt, Thomas, and Tift Counties in Georgia. Revised
plans would eliminate the Illinois site and reduce the workload in
Queens County. The 2004 test will evaluate several new technologies,
such as hand-held computing devices to collect responses during
door-to-door visits and use of global positioning systems (GPS) to put
addresses in the correct location, as well as other operational and
methodological improvements. (The Bureau has announced plans to
evaluate the feasibility of counting private American citizens living
abroad in the census; the 2004 Overseas Enumeration Test would take
place in France, Kuwait, and Mexico.)
The Administration also is seeking funds to continue rebuilding Census
Bureau headquarters in Suitland, Maryland. The budget proposal includes
$147 million to construct one of two new buildings; the Commerce
Department described the current headquarters facilities as among the
worst in the federal government [they] have decayed beyond the point
where renovation would be cost-effective. The proposed money for the
new headquarters is not reflected in the budget figures for the Bureau,
however.
Funding for the decennial census is part of the Periodic Censuses and
Programs ("Periodics") account, one of two main funding categories for
the Census Bureau. The Periodics account covers activities that support
census operations, such as mapping and address list development, and
other cyclical programs including the censuses of business
establishments and local governments. The total FY04 request for the
Periodics account is $453 million, which assumes a projected carry-over
of $12 million from a prior budget year. The Periodics request for FY03
was $500 million. The Bureau's second main funding category is Salaries
and Expenses (S & E), which covers ongoing surveys (such as the Current
Population Survey) to collect important demographic, economic, and
social data. The President proposed $241 million for the S & E account,
$16 million more than his FY03 request.
In addition to 2010 census planning, the budget request for Periodic
Censuses and Programs includes the following proposed activities:
Economic Census $ 74 million
Census of Governments $ 6 million
Intercensal demographic estimates $ 9 million
Demographic surveys sample redesign $ 13 million
Electronic information collection $ 7 million
Geographic support $ 41 million
Data processing $ 31 million
2010 decennial census $272 million
Total direct program request $453 million
Fiscal Year 2004 begins on October 1, 2003. Without final
appropriations for FY03, non-defense agencies continue to operate under
a Continuing Resolution, at last years funding levels. The ninth
temporary funding measure expires on February 7.
Census News Briefs are prepared by Terri Ann Lowenthal, an independent
consultant in Washington, DC. Please direct questions about the
information in this News Brief to Ms. Lowenthal at 202/484-2270 or by
e-mail at <terriann2k(a)aol.com>. Thank you to the Communications
Consortium Media Center for posting the News Briefs on the Census 2000
Initiative web site, at www.census2000.org. Please feel free to
circulate this information to colleagues and other interested
individuals.
-----
Ed Christopher
Metropolitan Activities
Midwest Resource Center
Federal Highway Administration
19900 Governors Drive
Olympia Fields, Illinois 60461
708-283-3534 (V)
708-283-3501 (F)
TO: Bay Area Census Listserv; CTPP-News Listserv
FR: Chuck Purvis, MTC
DT: February 3, 2003
The Presentations (Powerpoint & PDF) and Handouts (Word, Excel, PDF) from the January 27th MTC/ABAG workshop: "CTPP and Census Products" are now available at:
http://www.mtc.ca.gov/datamart/census/workshop_jan2703.htm
Alternatively, they can be accessed from the MTC home page:
http://www.mtc.ca.gov/
Then choose "datamart" in the navigation bar, then "census", then select the first highlighted link on the MTC Census page.
http://www.mtc.ca.gov/datamart/census.htm
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Charles L. Purvis, AICP
Principal Transportation Planner/Analyst
Metropolitan Transportation Commission
101 Eighth Street
Oakland, CA 94607-4700
(510) 464-7731 (office)
(510) 464-7848 (fax)
www: http://www.mtc.ca.gov/
Census WWW: http://www.bayareacensus.ca.gov/
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